Coach Bietau 2 Conference Coach of the Year Awards (1989 & 2000)
7 Singles Champions
11 Doubles Champions
18 Selected to All Conference Teams
All Time Coaches
Bev Yenzer, 1973 (6-3)
Stephen Snodgrass, 1977-79 & 1981-83 (15-40)
David Hacker, 1979-81 (16-28)
Steve Webb, 1983-84 (10-24)
Steve Bietau, 1985-present (265-349)
All Time Letterwinners
K-State Women's Tennis has produced over 100 letterwinners in its brief history, including many from all around the world. Mary Lou Kultgen, 1976-78 , was the first letterwinner from K-State Tennis, and the tradition continues today.
The Kansas State Women's Tennis team played its first season in 1973 under coach Bev Yenzer. Yenzer guided the team to an overall 6-3 record that first year. Since then, the Wildcats have made three team NCAA Tournament appearances and five individual NCAA Tournament appearances. The tennis team has also had six singles champions, five doubles champions, and two Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American players.
Current coach Steve Bietau concluded his 29th season as coach of the Wildcats in 2013. Bietau eclipsed the 200-win plateau in 2006 and his teams have won 265 dual matches in his 29 seasons as the leader of the Kansas State program.
His 2011 squad set the school record for wins in a season with a 16-7 mark, which was the ninth season in Bietau's tenure that the Wildcats finished with a winning record. The 2011 Wildcats also went 6-5 in Big 12 competition and finished with the most home victories since the 2006 campaign and the most road wins since the 2003 season. Kansas State spent 14 weeks ranked in the ITA polls, including the highest ranking in school history of No. 31 on March 29. The Wildcats finished the season ranked No. 46 in the nation.
In 2003, the Wildcats had the best season of any Bietau team and posted the second-most victories in school history with 15 and a record-tying seven Big 12 wins en route to reaching the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. This appearance marked the third time the Wildcats have advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
The success in 2003 was nothing new for Bietau, who has twice been named the conference Coach of the Year (1989, 2000) and ITA Central Region Coach of the Year (1990, 1996) during his stay in Manhattan.
Awards & Achievements
Singles Champions:
Helen Schildknecht (1990 Big Eight - No. 2 Singles)
Michele Riniker (1992 Big Eight - No. 1 Singles)
Kathy Chuda (2000 Big 12 - No. 5 Singles and 2001 Big 12 - No. 4 Singles)
Eva Novotna (2001 Big 12 - No. 3 Singles)
Alena Jecminkova (2002 Big 12 Player of the Year)
Tamar Kvaratskhelia (2005 Big 12 - No. 2 Singles)
Petra Niedermayerova (2011 Big 12 - No. 1 Singles)
Doubles Champions:
Karina Kuregian and Martine Shrubsole (1995 Big Eight - No. 1 Doubles)
Dinah Watson and Anna Pampoulova (1988 Big 12 - No. 3 Doubles)
Alena Jecminkova and Eva Novotna (2001 Big 12 - No. 1 Doubles)
Hayley McIver and Paulina Castillejos (2001 Big 12 - No. 3 Doubles)
Alena Jecminkova and Andrea Cooper (2002 Big 12 - No. 1 Doubles)
Paulina Castillejos and Maria Rosenberg (2004 Big 12 - No. 1 Doubles)
Petra Niedermayerova and Karla Bonacic (2013 Big 12 - No. 1 Doubles)
ITA All-Americans:
Karina Kuregian (Kansas State 93-96) 1994 ITA All-American 1994 ITA Central Region Rookie of the Year 1995 Big Eight Conference No. 1 Doubles Champion (with Martine Shrubsole)
Yana Dorodnova (Kansas State 95-98) 1998 ITA All-American 1997 and 1998 ITA All-American Scholar Athlete An All-Big 12 Conference player in 1997 and 1998
Petra Niedermayerova (Kansas State 2010-present) 2012 and 2013 ITA All-American 2011 and 2012 ITA All-American Scholar Athlete 2012 and 2013 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII At-Large First Team A unanimous 3-time All-Big 12 Conference player in singles (2011, 2012 & 2013) 2-time All-Big 12 Conference player in doubles with Karla Bonacic (2012 & 2013) 2011 and 2013 ITA Player to Watch 2013 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year 2011 ITA Freshman of the Year 2011 Big 12 Player of the Year 2011 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
Big 12 Player of the Year
2002 Alena Jecminkova
2011 Petra Niedermayerova
Big 12 Freshman of the Year
2000 Petra Sedlmajerova
2011 Petra Niedermayerova
Big 12 Coach of the Year
2000 Steve Bietau
All-Conference Teams
1997 Singles Yana Dorodnova
1997 Doubles Yana Dorodnova/Lena Piliptchak
1998 Singles Yana Dorodnova
1998 Doubles Yana Dorodnova/Lena Piliptchak
1999 Singles Anna Pampoulova
2000 Singles Petra Sedlmajerova, Alena Jecminkova
2001 Singles Petra Sedlmajerova, Alena Jecminkova
2002 Singles Alena Jecminkova
2002 Doubles Alena Jecminkova/Ashley Cooper
2003 Singles Petra Sedlmajerova
2003 Doubles Petra Sedlmajerova/Paulina Castillejos
2004 Singles Maria Rosenberg
2004 Doubles Maria Rosenberb/Paulina Castillejos
2005 Singles Tamar Kvaratskhelia, Maria Rosenberg
2006 Singles Tamar Kvaratskhelia
2008 Singles Viviana Yrureta
2011 Singles Petra Niedermayerova
2012 Singles Petra Niedermayerova, Karla Bonacic
2012 Doubles Petra Niedermayerova/Karla Bonacic
2013 Singles Petra Niedermayerova, Karla Bonacic
2013 Doubles Petra Niedermayerova/Karla Bonacic
Big 12 Conference All-Time Standings
1997 Kansas State #10 (2-9)
1998 Kansas State t#6 (6-5)
1999 Kansas State #9 (3-8)
2000 Kansas State #5 (7-4)
2001 Kansas State #5 (7-4)
2002 Kansas State #6 (6-5)
2003 Kansas State t#5 (7-4)
2004 Kansas State #11 (1-10)
2005 Kansas State #10 (3-8)
2006 Kansas State #7 (6-5)
2007 Kansas State t#9 (3-8)
2008 Kansas State #10 (3-8)
2009 Kansas State #12 (1-10)
2010 Kansas State #8 (4-7)
2011 Kansas State #7 (6-5)
2012 Kansas State #6 (4-5) 2013 Kansas State #7 (3-6)
NCAA Tournament: Team Appearances
1996 Central Region Semi-Finals (13-8 overall)
1998 Central Region First Round (11-12 overall)
2003 Sweet Sixteen (15-8 overall)
NCAA Tournament: Individual Appearances
1995 Karina Kuregian (Round of 64 - Malibu, Calif.)
1998 Yana Dorodnova (Quarterfinals - Notre Dame, Ind.)
2000 Alena Jecminkova (Round of 64 - Malibu, Calif.)
2001 Alena Jecminkova (Round of 64 - Stone Mountain, Ga.)
2002 Alena Jecminkova (Round of 32 - Palo Alto, Calif.)
2011 Petra Niedermayerova (Round of 64 - Palo Alto, Calif.)
2012 Petra Niedermayerova (Round of 16 - Athens, Ga.)
2013 Petra Niedermayerova (Round of 16 - Urbana, Ill.)
Compliance and NCAA Guidelines
Kansas State University is a volunteer member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big 12 Conference. We are committed to abiding by all rules and regulations of these bodies. The NCAA governs the actions of our coaches and student-athletes, and has explicit guidelines that regulate the actions of our program. For further information on the K-State Athletics Compliance office, please visit their main page.
Helen Schildknecht (1990 Big Eight - No. 2 Singles)
1997 Singles Yana Dorodnova
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